Owensboro High School - Owensboroan Yearbook (Owensboro, KY)

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Don't know much about Geome- WY, Don't know much Trignometry, Don't know much about Algebra, I don't know what a slide rule is for. This was a popular song during the year and could be the theme song for many OHS students trying to fill their two required credits of math. Even if you don't know much, you at least have a wide selection of classes to choose from, as 14 differ- ent math classes were offered at the 9-10 Center and eight were taught at the 11-12 Center. A new class introduced this year was Basic Geometry. It was designed for the non-science or non-math ma- jor who wanted to go to college. Another different type of class for many students was Consumer Math. Among the things taught in the class were how to plan a vacation, Christ- mas shopping, etc., and all the more practical uses for math. we Demonstrating what a student would do in an emergency situation is 11-12 Center chemistry teacher Beverly Chelgren. The deluge shower was installed this year to immediately wash off chemi- cals or any other foreign objects in lab experi- IT19l'ltS. Kathy Board work a problem on the board in ' . bout Geometr ' The Metric System was taught in a class at the 9-10 Center called Math- Measuring. The various ways of measuring were taught with the em- phasis on metrics. Calculators were used in several classes to aid the students with their homework and classwork. ' Mr. Henry Thompson, math teacher at the 11-12 Center, believes there'll come a time when calculators are another essential tool in Geome- try, Trignometry and Calculus. However, he does not allow his Basic Math class to use calculators because he feels that they need to know how to add, subtract, multiply and divide without the use of a machine. - By Kelly Keohane Board work is commonplace in math classes Keith Augenstein's class while the other stu- at the 9-10 Center. Freshmen Lisa Shanks and dents check their work at their seats. Kathleen Mowers ESAA and Math t A F , s . te., i Rick Nash Anne North Physical Education Science Joe Offerman Speech Pathologist H, ,,,, , , 42 5 2, y , t ,,,.. Euba Organ Dorothy Parks Mathematics Mathematics Academics! 9

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Glor1a Sgt. Joe Medley Ar ROTC 'Don't Know Much bout Biolog ' Science classes at the 9-10 Center and 11-12 Center are distinctly differ- ent. Most 9-10 Center classes in science are nine-week mini courses while the 11-12 Center classes are usually year-long courses with more laborato- ry and research work. The mini classes at the 9-10 Cen- ter are designed to give students a va- riety of options in the science area. These courses consist of both biology and physical sciences. Rocketry is an example of a 9-10 center mini-course. Students in the class make rockets that shoot for the moon. Aviation science is along the same lines as rocketry, but instead of building rockets, students build mini airplanes. Earth sciences such as astronomy, geology, meteorology and fossils are among the courses offered. Physics was offered at the 9-10 Cen- ter for the first time in 1978. Dissecting, raising plants and studying the human body were all part of the biology classes. Genetics is another biology class that is offered at the 9-10 Center. Fruit fly breeding is one of the projects studied by the class. Evolution classes study Darwin's Theory and take a look at both the pros and cons of evolution. Science classes offer students the chance to study chemistry, physics and biology in an advanced class that goes into much more detail than a general science class. Chemistry is offered at the 11-12 Center. Classes spend time in the lab applying what they are learning out of the textbook. In 1978, the advanced chemistry spent more time in the lab than in the past. They performed approximately 25 labs, according to Beverly Chel- gren, chemistry instructor. The chemistry department also had a deluge shower installed in 1978. The shower was also to be used by other science classes in case of emergency. The shower was added to insure better safety in the labs. Problem solving and labs are the theme of physics and advanced phys- ics classes at the 11-12 Center. In the advanced biology classes at the 11-12 Center students do a lot of research work on their own labs, and there are no tests. One proiect of the class was to disect a mouse and then put it all back together. Science classes at both centers are not all textbook work. Every OHS sci- ence class emphasizes lab or some kind of extra project. - By Stacy Elliott and Karla Weller 'wwf' M ' . s ' ,xi 34. 1 198fSupporting Cast Sandra Meschko iH5 ,V V3.1 2 -lean Miller Latin WWW ,.,,, Biology teacher Gerald Poynter demonstrates a dis- secting technique to one of his 11-12 Center classes lntently watching the class demonstration is Dawr Marsh Kseatedj. la Q' 2 Af lj ., .wr James Mills RLarry Moore Science Driver Education

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IIldLlStI'i3l Arts: Not Iugt Wood, ails Industrial art students at the 11-12 Center combined their efforts to make an airplane. 11-12 Center's aviation education teacher, Mr, Jim Mills, is a member of the Experimental Association, which developed the school's flight project. The project applies science, math and the use of tools, explained Mr. Mills. The airplane was finished toward the end of the school year, and was constructed in the metal work class. Roger Worth's plastics classes at the 11-12 Center not only studied the production of plastic articles, but also the environmental effect of plastics and the use in everyday life in things from clothes, to pantyhose, to coolers. The plastics came in various forms, such as liquids, powders, granules, beads, solids, pastes and molded with either heat or chemicals. Various class projects were making balls, wheels, coin purses, funnels, lighters, embedded paper-weights, boomerangs, bowls and letter open- ers. Students in Mr. William Roach's 9- 10 Center metal work classes made an assortment of items. Some made nap- kin holders, tool boxes, planters, tongs, door knockers, foot scrapers, lathes, center punches or even minia- ture cannons. Second year students made objects such as lawn chairs and a drill press vice. A new look in a 9-10 Center hall was the display case constructed by woodwork teacher Kim Reed. The case displayed wood sculptured can- dle stands and graphic designs. - By Suzie Bartlett At the beginning of the 11-12 aviation classes en- deavor to build a flying machine, the project was just a frame with a few boards attached. With the U S ,K., ,em Q .,.: Q 1 I S :NEXNCUQ Qiivf help of his students, teacher Jim Mills was able to finish the year-long project toward the end of the 1978 school year. E 1 ,. t' 9 o.,s, , - in .,:L -. . V ' A ,i'i ii Noel Patton Melinda Pedigo Mary Perkins Martha Peters Ron Peytgn Drama and English English V' ng is Mathematics Special Education 20 fSupporting Cast Tom Pope Vocal Music Q